New York, NY (June 13, 2023)—The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that Victoria Chang will judge the 2024 Academy of American Poets First Book Award, the nation’s most generous first-book prize for poetry. The winner will receive $5,000 and their manuscript will be published by Graywolf Press in 2025. In addition, the Academy of American Poets will purchase and send thousands of copies of the book to its members, which will make it one of the most widely distributed poetry books of the year. The winner will also receive a six-week, all-expenses-paid residency at Civitella Ranieri in Umbria, Italy, and will be featured in American Poets magazine and on Poets.org, which reaches millions of readers each year.